BFOR vs. VDE ETF Comparison

Comparison of Barron's 400 (BFOR) to Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE)

BFOR

Barron's 400

BFOR Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Barron's 400 Index (the "underlying index"). The underlying index is a rules-based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of high performing equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities which comprise the index. The underlying index's stocks are constituents of the MarketGrader U.S. Coverage Universe.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$78.80

Average Daily Volume

4,071

Number of Holdings ^*

388

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VDE

Vanguard Energy ETF

VDE Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/ Energy 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the energy sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$136.78

Average Daily Volume

368,299

Number of Holdings ^*

101

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	BFOR	VDE
30 Days	9.34%	9.28%
60 Days	10.13%	9.82%
90 Days	11.66%	9.19%
12 Months	38.09%	18.33%

30 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in BFOR	Weight in VDE	Overlap
APA	D	0.21%	0.47%	0.21%
BKR	B	0.29%	1.98%	0.29%
CEIX	A	0.29%	0.2%	0.2%
DVN	F	0.23%	1.28%	0.23%
EGY	D	0.21%	0.05%	0.05%
EOG	A	0.25%	3.65%	0.25%
FANG	D	0.24%	1.75%	0.24%
FTI	A	0.26%	0.62%	0.26%
HES	B	0.25%	1.94%	0.25%
HESM	B	0.22%	0.21%	0.21%
INSW	F	0.19%	0.11%	0.11%
KOS	F	0.22%	0.11%	0.11%
LEU	C	0.45%	0.15%	0.15%
MGY	A	0.26%	0.25%	0.25%
MPC	D	0.23%	2.82%	0.23%
MRO	B	0.25%	0.85%	0.25%
MTDR	B	0.27%	0.34%	0.27%
NOG	A	0.27%	0.2%	0.2%
NOV	C	0.23%	0.34%	0.23%
OII	B	0.26%	0.15%	0.15%
OKE	A	0.26%	2.77%	0.26%
SM	B	0.25%	0.27%	0.25%
TDW	F	0.16%	0.17%	0.16%
TPL	A	0.37%	1.22%	0.37%
TRGP	B	0.29%	1.84%	0.29%
VAL	D	0.21%	0.19%	0.19%
WFRD	D	0.21%	0.32%	0.21%
WHD	B	0.26%	0.23%	0.23%
WMB	A	0.28%	3.3%	0.28%
XOM	B	0.25%	22.75%	0.25%

BFOR Overweight 358 Positions Relative to VDE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
APP	B	0.56%
UAL	A	0.41%
POWL	C	0.4%
IESC	B	0.38%
AGX	B	0.38%
USLM	A	0.38%
PLTR	B	0.37%
AXON	A	0.36%
UPWK	B	0.34%
PAY	B	0.34%
STRL	B	0.33%
RCL	A	0.32%
VRT	B	0.32%
AAON	B	0.32%
APO	B	0.32%
PAYO	A	0.32%
CORT	B	0.32%
RMBS	C	0.31%
ALSN	B	0.31%
RJF	A	0.31%
IDCC	A	0.31%
WFC	A	0.31%
EXPE	B	0.31%
CCL	B	0.31%
SYF	B	0.31%
IBKR	A	0.31%
AIT	A	0.3%
PCTY	B	0.3%
PAYC	B	0.3%
PEGA	A	0.3%
DOCS	C	0.3%
SFM	A	0.3%
TILE	B	0.3%
AMP	A	0.29%
FLEX	A	0.29%
NEWT	B	0.29%
SUM	B	0.29%
NVDA	C	0.29%
FIX	A	0.29%
SNA	A	0.29%
HLNE	B	0.29%
MCB	B	0.29%
SKWD	A	0.29%
EXEL	B	0.29%
MLI	C	0.29%
UNM	A	0.29%
EWBC	A	0.29%
LRN	A	0.28%
PYPL	B	0.28%
BBW	B	0.28%
BL	B	0.28%
NFLX	A	0.28%
QCRH	A	0.28%
EME	C	0.28%
TXRH	C	0.28%
PPC	C	0.28%
ZM	B	0.28%
CRS	A	0.28%
GDDY	A	0.28%
FTNT	C	0.28%
BKNG	A	0.28%
TGTX	B	0.28%
APOG	B	0.28%
AX	A	0.28%
MTB	A	0.28%
CW	B	0.27%
TMUS	B	0.27%
PANW	C	0.27%
DAKT	B	0.27%
IBOC	A	0.27%
UTI	A	0.27%
ODFL	B	0.27%
FAST	B	0.27%
PFBC	B	0.27%
QLYS	C	0.27%
BY	B	0.27%
CASH	A	0.27%
NTRS	A	0.27%
WT	B	0.27%
FOUR	B	0.27%
NRP	B	0.27%
HWM	A	0.27%
ERII	D	0.27%
HCKT	B	0.27%
USAP	B	0.27%
CSWI	A	0.27%
MWA	B	0.27%
FOX	A	0.27%
AWI	A	0.27%
CPAY	A	0.27%
FITB	A	0.26%
IBCP	B	0.26%
GOOGL	C	0.26%
BFC	B	0.26%
WABC	B	0.26%
MSI	B	0.26%
FFIV	B	0.26%
PODD	C	0.26%
EA	A	0.26%
ACIW	B	0.26%
ITT	A	0.26%
HCI	C	0.26%
FN	D	0.26%
CMPO	A	0.26%
DECK	A	0.26%
URI	B	0.26%
LPX	B	0.26%
TDY	B	0.26%
CEG	D	0.26%
ADSK	A	0.26%
LOPE	B	0.26%
OZK	B	0.26%
CUBI	C	0.26%
PEBO	A	0.26%
NRG	B	0.26%
NIC	B	0.26%
ATR	B	0.26%
ACMR	F	0.26%
AMZN	C	0.26%
ARLP	A	0.26%
AMAL	B	0.26%
CVLT	B	0.26%
FTDR	A	0.26%
APH	A	0.26%
PH	A	0.26%
TRN	C	0.26%
FULT	A	0.26%
CNO	A	0.26%
FCNCA	A	0.26%
CPRT	A	0.26%
G	B	0.26%
CHTR	C	0.26%
RL	B	0.26%
JPM	A	0.26%
MLR	B	0.26%
ORRF	B	0.26%
BR	A	0.25%
DCI	B	0.25%
SLVM	B	0.25%
ANF	C	0.25%
TW	A	0.25%
PAYX	C	0.25%
ISRG	A	0.25%
RBA	A	0.25%
AXP	A	0.25%
HUBB	B	0.25%
VIRT	B	0.25%
REVG	B	0.25%
ANET	C	0.25%
CINF	A	0.25%
WLDN	D	0.25%
YELP	C	0.25%
FIZZ	C	0.25%
PLMR	B	0.25%
ADP	B	0.25%
WTS	B	0.25%
IPAR	B	0.25%
BELFB	C	0.25%
SRCE	B	0.25%
UTHR	C	0.25%
LAUR	A	0.25%
ORCL	B	0.25%
WDAY	B	0.25%
MLM	B	0.25%
CAT	B	0.25%
IRMD	C	0.25%
APD	A	0.25%
FDS	B	0.25%
FCF	A	0.25%
INGR	B	0.25%
MCRI	A	0.25%
ADMA	B	0.25%
MBWM	B	0.25%
DBX	B	0.25%
OSBC	A	0.25%
EXP	A	0.25%
AIZ	A	0.25%
LKFN	B	0.25%
TCMD	A	0.25%
CBT	C	0.24%
XPEL	C	0.24%
CME	A	0.24%
FBP	B	0.24%
RGA	A	0.24%
CTSH	B	0.24%
EPD	A	0.24%
CMG	B	0.24%
AAPL	C	0.24%
ALL	A	0.24%
FMBH	B	0.24%
MANH	D	0.24%
DT	C	0.24%
HEI	B	0.24%
TBBK	B	0.24%
V	A	0.24%
BRO	B	0.24%
AMPY	C	0.24%
FSS	B	0.24%
IT	C	0.24%
DRI	B	0.24%
CTAS	B	0.24%
VEEV	C	0.24%
PLAB	C	0.24%
OSIS	B	0.24%
HNI	B	0.24%
MOD	A	0.24%
MPLX	A	0.24%
ET	A	0.24%
MA	C	0.24%
HWKN	B	0.24%
CPRX	C	0.24%
GGG	B	0.24%
WWD	B	0.24%
SIG	B	0.24%
CQP	B	0.24%
CASY	A	0.24%
CF	B	0.24%
CSL	C	0.24%
META	D	0.24%
DOV	A	0.24%
TSCO	D	0.23%
THC	D	0.23%
SSNC	B	0.23%
MSFT	F	0.23%
STBA	B	0.23%
CACI	D	0.23%
TEX	D	0.23%
DY	D	0.23%
CHWY	B	0.23%
MCO	B	0.23%
NYT	C	0.23%
WEC	A	0.23%
NBIX	C	0.23%
AFL	B	0.23%
NTAP	C	0.23%
OFG	B	0.23%
BRC	D	0.23%
OTTR	C	0.23%
HIG	B	0.23%
TJX	A	0.23%
CHDN	B	0.23%
VRSN	F	0.23%
PGR	A	0.23%
TGT	F	0.23%
LNN	B	0.23%
LII	A	0.23%
COR	B	0.23%
TRIN	A	0.23%
WRB	A	0.23%
SCCO	F	0.23%
COOP	B	0.23%
TOL	B	0.23%
GL	B	0.23%
ZBH	C	0.23%
JWN	C	0.23%
ADBE	C	0.23%
THR	B	0.23%
CHD	B	0.23%
BMI	B	0.23%
COST	B	0.23%
KNSL	B	0.23%
SBR	B	0.23%
SYK	C	0.23%
CWCO	C	0.22%
CBOE	B	0.22%
TPH	D	0.22%
ON	D	0.22%
IBM	C	0.22%
WES	C	0.22%
SHOO	D	0.22%
CNA	B	0.22%
IMMR	C	0.22%
UFPT	B	0.22%
MSA	D	0.22%
NEU	C	0.22%
JKHY	D	0.22%
BLDR	D	0.22%
SO	D	0.22%
EBAY	D	0.22%
RNR	C	0.22%
SPGI	C	0.22%
SYY	B	0.22%
BURL	A	0.22%
NVR	D	0.22%
MMM	D	0.22%
FDX	B	0.22%
AMAT	F	0.22%
ROL	B	0.22%
ECL	D	0.22%
QCOM	F	0.22%
YETI	C	0.22%
MBIN	D	0.21%
SKX	D	0.21%
RMD	C	0.21%
ZTS	D	0.21%
VITL	D	0.21%
WSM	B	0.21%
JNJ	D	0.21%
PHM	D	0.21%
HRB	D	0.21%
XYL	D	0.21%
KMB	D	0.21%
IBP	D	0.21%
TH	C	0.21%
FC	F	0.21%
ROST	C	0.21%
COKE	C	0.21%
MHO	D	0.21%
AMPH	D	0.21%
HOLX	D	0.21%
DVA	B	0.21%
MEDP	D	0.21%
PEP	F	0.21%
NSSC	D	0.21%
BMRN	D	0.21%
VLTO	D	0.21%
IPG	D	0.21%
DKS	C	0.21%
LEN	D	0.21%
EG	C	0.21%
MOH	F	0.2%
HALO	F	0.2%
HOG	D	0.2%
IQV	D	0.2%
FCN	D	0.2%
CL	D	0.2%
YOU	D	0.2%
KLAC	D	0.2%
BOOT	D	0.2%
GRBK	D	0.2%
ONTO	D	0.2%
ACGL	D	0.2%
FMC	D	0.2%
DFIN	D	0.2%
WMS	D	0.2%
HSY	F	0.2%
HY	D	0.2%
PTGX	C	0.2%
AKAM	D	0.2%
AOS	F	0.2%
WING	D	0.19%
COLL	F	0.19%
DFH	D	0.19%
FSLR	F	0.19%
LLY	F	0.19%
DHI	D	0.19%
UHS	D	0.19%
LNW	D	0.19%
HRMY	D	0.19%
HRTG	C	0.18%
SIGA	F	0.18%
CRUS	D	0.18%
CROX	D	0.17%
LNTH	D	0.17%
BLBD	D	0.17%
MPWR	F	0.15%
ASC	F	0.15%
REGN	F	0.15%

BFOR Underweight 71 Positions Relative to VDE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CVX	A	-13.26%
COP	C	-6.63%
SLB	C	-2.96%
PSX	C	-2.73%
KMI	A	-2.54%
LNG	B	-2.32%
VLO	C	-2.25%
OXY	D	-1.73%
HAL	C	-1.28%
EQT	B	-0.98%
CTRA	B	-0.94%
OVV	B	-0.56%
DTM	B	-0.48%
CHRD	D	-0.43%
AR	B	-0.42%
RRC	B	-0.4%
PR	B	-0.39%
DINO	D	-0.34%
CHX	C	-0.3%
CNX	A	-0.3%
AM	A	-0.29%
MUR	D	-0.26%
CIVI	D	-0.21%
CRC	B	-0.2%
UEC	B	-0.2%
HP	B	-0.2%
PAGP	A	-0.2%
BTU	B	-0.2%
ENLC	A	-0.2%
RIG	D	-0.19%
AROC	B	-0.18%
PBF	D	-0.17%
PTEN	C	-0.17%
LBRT	D	-0.16%
CRGY	B	-0.14%
KNTK	B	-0.13%
GPOR	B	-0.12%
WKC	D	-0.11%
GEVO	D	-0.11%
TALO	C	-0.1%
CRK	B	-0.09%
HLX	B	-0.09%
CLB	B	-0.08%
XPRO	F	-0.08%
KRP	B	-0.08%
LPG	F	-0.08%
WTTR	B	-0.08%
PARR	D	-0.07%
AESI	B	-0.07%
DK	C	-0.07%
NFE	D	-0.07%
VTLE	C	-0.06%
VTOL	B	-0.06%
EE	A	-0.06%
NBR	C	-0.06%
NEXT	B	-0.06%
REX	D	-0.06%
GPRE	F	-0.06%
CVI	F	-0.05%
RES	D	-0.05%
NR	B	-0.05%
TTI	C	-0.05%
CLNE	D	-0.05%
PUMP	B	-0.05%
WTI	F	-0.04%
REPX	A	-0.04%
HPK	B	-0.04%
BRY	F	-0.04%
GRNT	B	-0.04%
SD	D	-0.04%
BOOM	F	-0.03%